الباطن
هو اسمٌ من أسماء الله الحسنى، يدل على صفة (الباطنيَّةِ)؛ أي إنه...
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) narrated that his Lord, Blessed and Exalted, said: "A slave committed a sin and said: 'O Allah, forgive my sin,' and Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said: 'My slave committed a sin and realized that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for sins.' He then again committed a sin and said: 'My Lord, forgive my sin,' and Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said: 'My slave committed a sin and realized that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for sins. I have forgiven My slave, so let him do as he wishes.'"
شرح الحديث :
When a slave commits a sin then asks Allah to forgive his sin, Allah, Blessed and Exalted, says: My slave committed a sin then realized that he has a Lord who forgives the sin, conceals it, and overlooks it, or punishes for it. Then the slave commits a sin again and asks Allah to forgive his sin, and Allah, Blessed and Exalted, says: My slave committed a sin then realized that he has a Lord who forgives the sin, conceals it, and overlooks it, or punishes for it. I have forgiven my slave, so let him commit whatever sins he wishes, and then follow it with sound and true repentance. As long as he does that – sinning and repenting – I will forgive him, for indeed, repentance destroys whatever came before it.